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		<title>Introducing Edwina Rogers (updated slightly)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 17:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Secular Coalition of America is a lobbying group and umbrella organization for several different secular, humanist, atheist, and skeptics organizations. The SCA is responsible for lobbying at state and federal levels, supporting legislation that is science based rather than &#8220;faith&#8221; or religion based. Yesterday, the SCA surprised a lot of people by appointing a &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/05/04/introducing-edwina-rogers/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Introducing Edwina Rogers (updated slightly)</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Bishop who Looks Like PZ Myers Compares Barack Obama to Hitler</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/04/19/bishop-who-looks-like-pz-myers-compares-barack-obama-to-hitler/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Which is funny, because he might have just Godwined his own tax return. Americans United is calling for an IRS investigation of the Peoria Catholic Diocese after Biship Jenky gave a homily in mass at St. Mary&#8217;s Cathedral in which he said: Hitler and Stalin, at their better moments, would just barely tolerate some churches &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/04/19/bishop-who-looks-like-pz-myers-compares-barack-obama-to-hitler/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Bishop who Looks Like PZ Myers Compares Barack Obama to Hitler</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Carroll County Maryland Employees to Take Bible Class?</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/02/24/carroll-county-maryland-employees-to-take-bible-class/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Church State Separation]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Yeah, more or less: Carroll County commissioners have asked county employees to attend a seminar on the Maryland Constitution led by a conservative Christian minister, sparking accusations that local officials are overstepping the boundary between church and state. The minister in question is David Whitney, who is one of those guys who thinks he can &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/02/24/carroll-county-maryland-employees-to-take-bible-class/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Carroll County Maryland Employees to Take Bible Class?</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dismantling Church-State boundary in Oklahoma is not OK</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/02/24/dismantling-church-state-boundary-in-oklahoma-is-not-ok/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Church State Separation]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The constitution of Oklahoma, like many states, has a part about church-state separation. In Oklahoma, Republicans are tying to remove that provision. Representative Jason Nelson has put forth a ballot initiative that would allow voters to vote out Article 2 Section 5 of the constitution. No public money or property shall ever be appropriated, applied, &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/02/24/dismantling-church-state-boundary-in-oklahoma-is-not-ok/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Dismantling Church-State boundary in Oklahoma is not OK</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#8220;Accommodation&#8221; for for religious groups regarding birth control coverage</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/02/10/accommodation-for-for-religious-groups-regarding-birth-control-coverage/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:27:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[From the Strib: President Barack Obama will announce a plan to accommodate religious employers outraged by a rule that would require them to cover birth control for women free of charge, according to a person familiar with the decision. Obama was expected to make the announcement at the White House Friday. This could work out, &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/02/10/accommodation-for-for-religious-groups-regarding-birth-control-coverage/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">&#8220;Accommodation&#8221; for for religious groups regarding birth control coverage</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Medina Valley Suit Settled</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/02/09/medina-valley-suit-settled/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Church State Separation]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Americans United for Separation of Church and State just announced the settlement of a suit over school sponsored religious activities inthe Medina Valley Independent School District, Castroville, Texas. District officials, administrators, teachers, staff and other employees are no longer allowed to initiate or solicit prayers or join in with students during such activities, or to &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/02/09/medina-valley-suit-settled/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Medina Valley Suit Settled</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Stop Giving Money to Susah G. Komen for the Cure, and tell everyone else you know to do the same.</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/31/stop-giving-money-to-susah-g-komen-for-the-cure-and-tell-everyone-else-you-know-to-do-the-same/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Activism]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Komen collects donations and uses the money to help with cancer. In the past, huge chunks of money were donated to Planned Parenthood to help pay for breast exams and other breast cancer related services at Planned Parenthood facilities. Then, Republican Cliff Stearns, a Congressional representative from Florida, launched an inquirey against Planned Parenthood. This &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/31/stop-giving-money-to-susah-g-komen-for-the-cure-and-tell-everyone-else-you-know-to-do-the-same/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Stop Giving Money to Susah G. Komen for the Cure, and tell everyone else you know to do the same.</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>College Diminishes Faith</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/26/college-diminishes-faith/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Therefore we should stop giving money to them. And now, a word from the next president of the United States: I want my Canadian Passport now, just in case.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Court Refuses To Intervene In North Carolina Prayer Case</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/17/court-refuses-to-intervene-in-north-carolina-prayer-case/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Press Release from American&#8217;s United: The U.S. Supreme Court today announced that it will not intervene in a controversy over sectarian prayer before meetings of the Forsyth County, N.C., Board of Commissioners. The justices’ action leaves in place an appellate court decision barring the county from regularly opening its meetings with Christian invocations. Americans United &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/17/court-refuses-to-intervene-in-north-carolina-prayer-case/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Court Refuses To Intervene In North Carolina Prayer Case</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Happy Martin Luther King Day</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/16/happy-martin-luther-king-day/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today is Martin Luther King day. To celebrated it FTB.com style, I&#8217;ll give you the quote Melody Hensley just posted as her facebook status, Dr. King&#8217;s comments regarding a Supreme Court decision to ban school prayer: I endorse it. I think it was correct. Contrary to what many have said, it sought to outlaw neither &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/16/happy-martin-luther-king-day/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Happy Martin Luther King Day</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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